Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of the Golan Heights.
1. Pray for the Lord to open doors of opportunity for Christians to minister to the families of the twelve children who were killed last Saturday by a rocket attack on this soccer field.
2. Pray for the families of the perpetrators of the attack to be saved.
3. Pray for wisdom for Israel’s leaders to know how best to respond, and for God to protect the nation from worldwide antisemitism.
Psalm 59:17
Psalm 71:19
“Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You Who have done great things; O God, who is like You?”
1 John 2:1
“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.“
God is always righteous and just. No trace of impurity has or ever will be present in Him. Indeed, He defines what is righteous, and human sin is essentially transgressing what He has declared to be right.
In stark contrast, we are not inherently righteous. Isaiah 64:6 states that our righteousness is as filthy rags. If we are ever to know and fellowship with the supremely righteous God, that problem must be fixed. But how?
The traditional Chinese character for “righteousness” is a beautiful picture that illustrates the Bible’s answer to this dilemma. It is the character for “lamb” over the character for “I/me.” (There are actually several Chinese characters for key concepts that contain the character for “lamb”, highlighting the intersection of ancient Chinese culture with the Truth. See this article for more info: https://answersingenesis.org/jesus/the-lamb-of-god-hidden-in-chinese-characters/ ) As John 1:29 declares, “… Behold! The Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!”
1. Jesus said in John 16 that one of the Holy Spirit’s jobs would be to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. Pray for a student in Xidajiao who is studying traditional Chinese characters to ponder the meaning of the character for “righteous,” and to pay attention to the Holy Spirit’s conviction in her heart. Pray for the Lord to provide that student with the complete gospel message of how to obtain personal righteousness through faith in the Lamb of God.
2. In the foreground of the picture above is an observation deck which provides expansive views of the area. Pray for an individual in Xidajiao to obtain and read a copy of the Scripture, that he may view his own level of righteousness from the observation deck of God’s Word. Pray for him to also read how to make the greatest trade of all time, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:21.
3. Pray for Christians in Xidajiao to more fully understand, appreciate, and apply the implications for daily living of the truth that they have been declared righteous by the Father.
Psalm 103
V. 2 – Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
V. 4 – Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with chesed and tender mercies.
V. 8 – The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in chesed.
V. 11 – For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His chesed toward those who hear Him.
V. 17 – But the chesed of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on them who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children,“
Chesed is the Hebrew word often translated “lovingkindness” or “mercy” in the Old Testament. When used in reference to the Lord, it is very often tied to His forgiveness of the sins of those who look to Him (as an example, read the in-between verses of Psalm 103, which were only omitted above to save space). Interestingly, when the Lord passes by Moses in Exodus 34, He mentions His chesed twice as He proclaims His character (“…abundant in chesed and truth, keeping chesed for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin…” vs. 6-7). Truly, we all stand in need of God’s chesed, not just at salvation, but on a daily basis. What a wondrous thing it is, therefore, that chesed is an integral part of His very nature. Come and drink deeply!
1. Pray for the ambulance driver of the above vehicle – who offers physical chesed to those in need – to himself experience the spiritual chesed of God.
2. The world’s largest diamond mine is near Yakutsk. Pray that today, the Lord will redeem the life of a diamond miner, crowning him with His invaluable chesed and tender mercies.
3. Pray for the Father to be glorified in Yakutsk for His chesed!
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Vang Vieng.
John 14:6
This post was originally published on May 26, 2022.
This morning at church, our pastor (Adam Love, Grace Baptist Church) shared information about a brother in Christ. As TGP members, we daily pray for Christ to be known to the peoples of the world. Sometimes, that is all we can do. Other times, there are additional action steps that can be taken. This is one of those times. Please read the short summary below, and then follow the link below for more information.
Pictured above is Zhang Wen Shi, a deacon in a Chinese church along the Chinese – North Korean border. He was kidnapped and taken to North Korea in November of 2014, and has been incarcerated there ever since. Voice of the Martyrs is requesting that many people send this short, respectful message to the UN ambassador from North Korea: “We request the return of Zhang Wen Shi to China.”
Letters may be mailed to:
Kim Song, UN Ambassador
820 2nd Ave. RM 13b
New York, NY 10017
For more of Zwang Wen Shi’s story, follow this link:
https://www.prisoneralert.com/prisoners/272/zhang-wen-shi
Thank you for praying & writing!
Eight days ago the TGP city featured was Arvaikheer, Mongolia. It was the first time a city from Mongolia had been featured. The goal of TGP is to pray for cities in every country of the world, and although I thought this had been accomplished for the first time a couple years ago, I realized on May 8 that I had overlooked Mongolia unintentionally.
Two days ago I came across a 2023 edition of ABWE’s magazine, the Message. I was leafing through it to see if there were any articles I wanted to cut out and save, and the first article featured rural Mongolia, so it caught my attention due to the recent TGP feature.
“How can I know how to ask God for help?” one Mongolian girl questioned. The country as a whole is 98% unreached, and there is little access to the Bible. Two Americans and their national partners were visiting a town and holding a children’s summer outreach program along the riverbank. There are no known Christians in the town.
There is an app with a free audio Bible in the Mongolian language, so the workers were able to share that.
Today’s three requests will once again focus on Mongolia, but with specific needs mentioned in the article:
1. Pray for the Word of God to be widely available to the people of Mongolia, both in its printed and audio forms.
2. The development of a discipleship booklet is in progress, so pray for its successful completion and distribution.
3. Pray for safety of believers, and for opportunities for fellowship with other Christians.
Matthew 22:37-38
To read the article in its entirety, email targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Surabaya.
1. The above photo was taken at the Mangrove Medokan Ayu, an outdoor tourist attraction in Surabaya. Pray that someone taking a similar photo this week by the above star will also hear about the Bright and Morning Star, and find redemption in Him.
2. Surabaya is a major city with its own Chinatown and Arab Quarter. Pray for one person from each of these two sections of the city to be saved today.
3. Tugu Pahlawan, or Heroes Monument, memorializes the 1945 battles for independence that occurred in Surabaya. Pray for every person in Surabaya who was born in 1945 to trust Christ as the only way to obtain spiritual freedom, and then grow in their walk with Him, that the number of heroes of faith may increase.
John 3:36
This post was originally published on July 27, 2023.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of the remote areas of Kyrgyzstan.
1. On the right side of the picture is a “little house on the prairie.” Several horses are grazing in the field, and the haze of distant mountains is visible in the background. Kyrgyzstan has many remote areas such as this, single dwellings away from any town or village. Pray for the light of the gospel to penetrate even these hard-to-get-to places.
2. Pray for someone working with horses in a remote area to hear about and follow the Horseman Who will one day ride down from the sky on a white horse to reign over all the earth.
3. Pray for distribution of the Kyrgyz Bible to increase, and be received with open hearts.
Psalm 67:1
This post was originally published on September 11, 2023.
1. Iran launched over 300 drones/missiles against Israel on Saturday night. Thankfully, most of those were intercepted. Five missiles hit the Nevatim Airbase, but damage was minimal. Pray for a pilot of one of the eight planes pictured above to think about the destination of his soul, and trust Jesus as the only way to the Father. Pray also for the international community to stand with Israel.
2. Nevatim is an Israeli moshav, or an agricultural village, of a little over a thousand people. Farming members work together, but have more economic autonomy than those on a kibbutz. Pray for any believers among that thousand to be used by the Lord to bring someone else to Himself this year.
3. The most serious injury from Iran’s attack was severe shrapnel injuries to a ten year old Bedouin girl. Pray for her to recover from those, and hear about / accept Jesus’ love.
2 Corinthians 4:5
